In an earlier article, we discussed how EVs can be trained to make your Pokémon more ideal for competitive battling (that article can be found here), so it’s only logical that we also teach you about Individual Values or IVs, for short.
Individual Values are special values that are given to Pokémon randomly when you find them in the wild or when they hatch from an egg. Each stat can have 0 to 31 IVs. These IVs are “invisible” and the only way to see their existence, is calculating them through rigorous methods OR go to a Stats Judge. (Stats Judges are in-game characters that will tell you how good the IVs of a specific Pokémon are. For Example; in Pokémon X/Y, the Stats Judge is an Ace Trainer located in the Kiloude City Pokémon Center)
The higher your IV is in a certain stat, the higher said stat will be. (For example: if you have 31 IVs in attack, your Pokémon will have a better attack stat than if it had 2 IVs in attack.)
How To Get Pokémon With Higher IVs:
There’s a few ways to get better IVs on your Pokémon, for example: Pokémon found in the Friend Safari will ALWAYS have two perfect IV stats. (Meaning 31 IVs in two random stats)
Additionally, there’s a new mechanic to X&Y where Pokemon that cannot breed (not even with Ditto, so no Magnemites or Dittos) will always be granted three flawless IVs. This group mainly consists of legendary Pokemon, but it also includes baby Pokemon like Azurill, Budew, and Mantyke that can eventually be made breedable. This is another excellent place to start to pass down flawless IVs.
When letting your Pokémon breed for eggs, you can also play around with IVs. If either of your parent Pokémon holds the Destiny Knot, the parents will pass down a whopping five IVs to the baby Pokemon. So that way, it will become easier to pass on perfect IVs from two different Pokémon to the newly hatched one.
This is why people often look for “perfect Ditto’s” (meaning; a Ditto with 6 perfect IVs) because then they can let the Ditto hold a Destiny Knot and the newly hatched Pokémon could have 5 perfect IVs from the start. Overall, breeding Pokémon with perfect IVs is a really daunting task that could take ages, but for some it’s absolutely worth it, when they are able to look at their finished team that took so much hard work.
If you’re interested in playing competitively, but don’t want to breed Pokémon for weeks in order to get the perfect Pokémon, you can always buy your competitive team right here at PokéPure! All our competitive Pokémon have the ideal IVs, natures and EV spreads, so you can be sure they’re ready to be utilized in battle!
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